Mary Sue Topia An attempt at a Reconstruction. Turns to Gratuitous Japanese for Kang Hyuk. Cruel Mercy: He tortures Darth Maul with Force Lightning, but refuses to kill him due to having “uses” for him. However, once they decide to work together he does...

Older Than They Look: Pilots like Alonso Solace or engineers/ship staff like John Danziger count under this trope, given the relativistic effects of interstellar travel. Alonso is in his 20s, but is technically several decades older after just a few starship flights...

Berserk Button: He did NOT like it when the fans chanted “Beach bum! Beach bum!” He did not care for being called “Don” either. Commuting on a Bus: Tommy. Also it keeps track of player’s hunger, thirst, tiredness and sleep levels, so...

Often, what is appropriate to one culture at a given time can be repugnant to the same culture at another, or vice versa. All There in the Manual: Marvel vs. Continuity Nod: In “The Strike”, a blur that was meant to cover someone’s face failed (due...

The Mountains of Illinois: Bond and Kara escape from Bratislava by going over wintery mountains covered in deep snow and frozen lakes and soon after arrive in Vienna where it is apparently late spring. Bratislava actually sits right on the Austrian border and lies in...